Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 24, 2016
Submitted
December 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49732
Aircraft time
79,320 hours, 42,962 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Line
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOST OF RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. SECURED LOOSE B-NUT ON HYDRAULIC LINE IN FORWARD RIGHT WHEEL WELL. SERVICED BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

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